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London County Council 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table 12(6)—Deaths from tuberculosis in the County of London by age and sex—continued

SexAge(ii) Non.Pulmonary
19461947194819491950
No.RateNo.RateNo.RateNo.RateNo.Rate
Males0.-t310.266300.226260.188130.09260.043
5—14250.140200.109100.055120.06560.032
15—44380.056440.062380.054360 052250.036
45+220.048380.063290.048340.057250.042
All males1160.0741320.0811030.063950.059620.038
Females0—4330.298190.151230.175160.119100.074
5—14200.115160.089110.06270.03970.039
15—44440.061480.064350.047200.027160.022
45+300.043370.051300.042180.025270.038
All females1270.0741200.067990.056610.034600.034
Total2430.0742520.0742020.0591560.0461220.036

Table 13—Primary notifications of non.pulmonary tuberculosis in the County of London. Distribution according to siteRates per 1,000 living are shown in parenthesis against the number of cases

Age groupYearSite of tuberculosis lesion
Bones and JointsAbdomenPeripheral glandsMeningesOther sites (o)Total
1. Under 15194658 (0.100)25 (0.043)110 (0.189)44 (0.076)35 (0.060)272 (0.468)
194753 (0.085)26 (0.042)115 (0.184)63 (0.101)26 (0.042)283 (0.454)
194854 (0.086)17 (0.027)97 (0.154)50 (0.079)31 (0.049)249 (0.395)
194956 (0.087)13 (0.020)68 (0.106)63 (0.098)26 (0.040)226 (0.351)
195051 (0.079)15 (0.023)54 (0.084)36 (0.056)17 (0.026)173 (0.268)
2. Over 15 years of age.1946103 (0.038)38 (0.014)83 (0.031)20 (0.008)95 (0.035)339 (0.126)
1947110 (0.040)53 (0.019)87 (0.031)15 (0.005)114 (0.041)379 (0.136)
1948111 (0.040)36 (0.013)82 (0.030)22 (0.008)100 (0.036)351 (0.127)
1949107 (0.039)42 (0.015)77 (0.028)13 (0.005)88 (0.032)327 (0.119)
195094 (0.034)43 (0.016)91 (0.033)22 (0.008)106 (0.039)356 (0.130)

(a) Includes miliary and genito.urinary.

Table 14—Cases of infectious illness reported from schools in 1950 andpreceding years

YearChicken.poxDiphtheriaGerman measlesImpetigoMeaslesMumpsOphthalmia and conjunctivitisPoliomyelitisRingwormScabiesScarlet feverWhooping cough
193811,0183,5762,3831,01831,8524,805342-2782,7183,9884,067
19465,6022903493818,2915,29625152451,4881,6542,421
19477,4232631,5712646,6842,8452331531806501,9743,660
19487,74518749124311,5459,162297341193232,0783,691
19495,5281353131787,6512.113361132711202,3591,814
19507,773633121517,4957,63827591791061,9254,039